Position Announcement: Serials Library Associate (Jay Harris) ERCELAA@ctrvax.Vanderbilt.Edu 13 Jul 2000 21:03 UTC
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 14:43:54 -0500 From: Jay Harris <JHARRIS@LISTER2.LHL.UAB.EDU> Subject: Serials Library Associate - Position available > LISTER HILL LIBRARY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES > THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM > POSITION DESCRIPTION > LIBRARY ASSOCIATE-SERIALS/ COLLECTION MANAGEMENT > (PARAPROFESSIONAL POSITION) > JOB NO. 024 > MAY, 2000 > > Summary of Position: > Provides overall management of the Serials/ Collection Management Unit. > This position reports to the Assistant Director for Collection Management. > Supervises mail receipt, serials check-in, bindery, serials ordering, > invoicing, claiming and serials exchange (through MLA Exchange Program). > Directly supervises two Library Assistant II positions. > > Examples of work: > 1). Supervises serials unit which acquires and receives periodicals, > standing order and continuation titles. Library maintains over 1,900 > current periodical subscriptions. Position is responsible for orders, > encumbrances, claims, payment of invoices, and bibliographic verification > of serials in all physical formats. > > 2). Resolves serial record conflicts and problems with the receipt of > serials and other publications. > > 3). Leads the serials team; trains and supervises staff involved in > ordering, check-in, binding and processing. > > 4). Tracks expenditures of serials invoices. Works closely with vendor > representatives to solve problems. > > 5). Prepares reports and proposals and compiles statistics as required. > > 6). Maintain serials records in the local online catalog and reports > changes to state, regional and national Union Lists. Also maintains > vendor file within Horizon, the library's integrated library system. > > 7). Participate in library's Strategic Planning process. > > 8). Other related duties as assigned. > > > Desirable knowledge, abilities and skills: > Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions, meticulous > attention to detail, ability to perform repetitious tasks with a high > degree of accuracy, self-motivation and discipline, ability to work either > independently or within teams and to use judgment on when to seek advise > or assistance of supervisor. > > Education and experience: > Bachelor's degree required, coursework at the Master's level helpful. > Three to five years of direct serials management experience required. > Supervisory experience required. Familiarity of OCLC database is highly > desirable. Familiarity of integrated library catalogs is highly desirable > (library uses epixtech's Horizon system). Knowledge of Windows operation > system and spreadsheet software is highly desirable. > > Send Resume and Three (3) Letters of Reference to: > Mike Mathews, Employment Rep. > Office of Human Resources Management > University of Alabama at Birmingham > AB 224 > 1530 3RD AVENUE SOUTH > BIRMINGHAM, AL 35294-0102 > (205) 934-5248 > FAX (205) 975-6691 > > The University of Alabama at Birmingham is an Affirmative Action/Equal > Opportunity Employer. > > Please call me or Mike Mathews if there are any questions regarding this > position. > > Sincerely yours, > Jay Harris > > ******************************************** > Jay Harris > Assistant Director for Collection Management > Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences > University of Alabama at Birmingham > 1700 University Boulevard > Birmingham, AL 35294-0013 > Phone: 205-934-2460 FAX 205-934-3545 > Email: jharris@uab.edu > Library website at: http://www.uab.edu/lister > "Everything is or will be history" > ******************************************** > >